We often see technology as something separate—but that’s a misunderstanding. Technology is never just the tool itself. It’s shaped by doctors, institutions, decisions, and the interests behind them. It doesn’t stand apart from its context—it moves with it, and reshapes it in return.

Martijn Logtenberg is a PhD candidate exploring the social life of algorithms. His research looks at how algorithms change hospital work—and how that work, in turn, shapes the algorithms.

He aims to understand:

• How algorithms and professions influence each other

• How algorithm companies rethink what healthcare can be

• How algorithms are co-created in practice

• How are algorithms used in everyday care

Martijn is based at the Utrecht University School of Governance (USBO) and is part of the Public Values in the Algorithmic Society Program (AlgoSoc). He holds cum laude Master’s degrees in both Data Science and Health Humanities from Tilburg University.